Green Bay Packers vs Buffalo Bills

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December 20th, 1997

1997 Week 17

Regular Season

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Packers Home

Final

Bills Away

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Favre

RB D. Levens

FB W. Henderson

WR A. Freeman

WR R. Brooks

TE M. Chmura

T R. Verba

G A. Taylor

C F. Winters

G A. Timmerman

T E. Dotson

Defensive Starters

DE R. White

DT S. Dotson

DT B. Kuberski

DE G. Wilkins

LB S. Joyner

LB B. Harris

LB B. Williams

CB T. Williams

CB D. Evans

S L. Butler

S E. Robinson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Packers	14	7	3	7	31
Bills	0	0	8	13	21

	Packers	Bills
Q1	14	0
Q2	7	0
Q3	3	8
Q4	7	13
FINAL	31	21

Key Performers

Packers

PassingB. Favre

12/18, 156 YDS, 2 TD

RushingD. Levens

22, 71 YDS

ReceivingR. Brooks

4, 83 YDS

TacklesD. Evans

SacksR. White

1.0

InterceptionsT. Williams

Bills

PassingA. Van Pelt

23/44, 255 YDS

RushingT. Thomas

7, 28 YDS

ReceivingQ. Early

7, 120 YDS

TacklesJ. Burris

SacksJ. Holecek

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Packers

Stat

Bills

First Downs

272

Total Yards

325

Rushes

102

Rush YDS

Rush TD

60.7%

PASS %

53.3%

170

NET PASS YDS

274

PASS TD

Takeaways

32:08

Time of Possession

27:52

Offensive Starters

A. Van Pelt QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

E. Moulds WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Riemersma TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

D. Zeigler C

C. Lacina G

J. Ostroski T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

S. Moran LB

J. Holecek LB

S. Rogers LB

J. Burris CB

T. Smith CB

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 17 match up between the Green Bay Packers and the Buffalo Bills featuring 83 receiving yards by Robert Brooks.

Legend

Moment: Packers

Moment: Bills

Packers Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • GNB TD GNB TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Craig Hentrich punts 47 yards muffed catch by Raymond Jackson. Raymond Jackson fumbles recovered by Tyrone Davis at BB0 - PAT good

Packers opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • GNB TD GNB TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brett Favre pass complete to Antonio Freeman for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Packers extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • GNB TD GNB TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brett Favre pass complete to Tyrone Davis for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Packers extends lead → 21-0

< Q3 > • GNB FG GNB FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Ryan Longwell 35 yard field goal good

Packers extends lead → 24-0

< Q3 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Antowain Smith right tackle for 5 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Bills cuts lead → 24-8

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Antowain Smith left guard for 1 yard touchdown

Bills cuts lead → 24-14

< Q4 > • GNB TD GNB TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Alex Van Pelt pass intended for Mitchell Galloway is intercepted by Darren Sharper at BB20 and returned for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Packers extends lead → 31-14

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Alex Van Pelt middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 31-21

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brett Favre	18	12	66.7	156	2	38	0	130.8
Steve Bono	10	5	50.0	29	0	14	1	56.2
Team Totals	28	17	60.7	185	2	38	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Dorsey Levens	22	71	3.2	20
Aaron Hayden	7	33	4.7	19
Doug Pederson	3	-4	-1.3	-1
Brett Favre	1	-1	-1.0	-1
William Henderson	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	34	102	3.0	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Antonio Freeman	7	6	63	10.5	1	19
Robert Brooks	7	4	83	20.8	0	38
William Henderson	4	3	18	6.0	0	14
Mark Chmura	4	2	17	8.5	0	9
Dorsey Levens	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Tyrone Davis	1	1	2	2.0	1	2
Bill Schroeder	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Mickens	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	27	17	185	10.9	2	38

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Doug Evans	7	6	1	0	0
Bernardo Harris	7	3	4	0	0
Brian Williams	7	5	2	0	0
LeRoy Butler	6	5	1	0	0
Tyrone Williams	4	4	0	0	1
Eugene Robinson	4	1	3	0	0
Darren Sharper	3	2	1	0	1
Reggie White	3	2	1	1	0
Mike Prior	2	2	0	0	1
George Koonce	2	2	0	0	0
Bob Kuberski	2	2	0	0	0
Gabe Wilkins	2	2	0	0	0
Santana Dotson	1	0	1	0	0
Paul Frase	1	1	0	0	0
Darius Holland	1	1	0	0	0
Lamont Hollinquest	1	1	0	0	0
Seth Joyner	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	54	40	14	1	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Darren Sharper	1	3	3
Bill Schroeder	2	57	28.5
Aaron Hayden	1	23	23
Team Totals	4	83	20.8

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Darren Sharper	2	25	12.5	0
Team Totals	2	25	12.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Ryan Longwell	2	1	4	4
Team Totals	2	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Craig Hentrich	6	276	46
Team Totals	6	276	46.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Alex Van Pelt	44	23	52.3	255	3	29	1	41.4
Chris Mohr	1	1	100.0	29	0	29	0	118.7
Team Totals	45	24	53.3	284	3	29	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Antowain Smith	10	20	2.0	2	5
Thurman Thomas	7	28	4.0	0	13
Alex Van Pelt	2	4	2.0	1	3
Darick Holmes	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Team Totals	21	51	2.4	3	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Quinn Early	12	7	120	17.1	29
Antowain Smith	5	4	32	8.0	15
Lonnie Johnson	6	4	44	11.0	29
Jay Riemersma	4	4	42	10.5	14
Eric Moulds	4	3	31	10.3	13
Jerry Reese	6	1	13	13.0	13
Darick Holmes	4	1	2	2.0	2
Mitchell Galloway	3	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	44	24	284	11.8	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Jeff Burris	8	6	2	0
John Holecek	7	3	4	1
Ted Washington	6	5	1	0
Phil Hansen	4	3	1	0
Henry Jones	4	4	0	0
Shawn Price	4	1	3	0
Sam Rogers	4	4	0	0
Kurt Schulz	4	4	0	0
Mark Maddox	3	1	2	0
Bryce Paup	3	3	0	0
Dan Brandenburg	2	2	0	0
Marlo Perry	2	1	1	0
Marcellus Wiley	2	2	0	0
Ken Irvin	1	1	0	0
Sean Moran	1	1	0	0
Gabe Northern	1	0	1	0
Emanuel Martin	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	57	42	15	1